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2. U.S. opioid crisis: 'A lot needs to be done' in 3 key areas - AOL

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   There’s no easy answer for how to solve the opioid crisis that has cost the U.S. over $37 billion since 2000.

3. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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   Clinics that dispensed painkillers proliferated with only the loosest of safeguards, until a recent coordinated federal-state crackdown crushed many of the so-called “pill mills.” As the opioid pain meds became scarce, a cheaper opioid began to take over the market — heroin. Frieden said three quarters of heroin users started with pills.

4. Opioid epidemic - Wikipedia

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   The opioid epidemic, also referred to as the opioid crisis, is the rapid increase in the overuse, misuse/abuse, and overdose deaths attributed either in part or in whole to the class of drugs called opiates/opioids since the 1990s. It includes the significant medical, social, psychological, demographic and economic consequences of the medical ...

5. Opioid epidemic in the United States - Wikipedia

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   There is an ongoing opioid epidemic (also known as the opioid crisis) in the United States, originating out of both medical prescriptions and illegal sources. It has been described as "one of the most devastating public health catastrophes of our time." [2] The opioid epidemic unfolded in three waves.

6. State government response to the opioid epidemic in the ...

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   The coronavirus pandemic has overshadowed another, longer term crisis in the state – the opioid epidemic. Detox centers have cut down on accepting patients, people in 12-step programs must meet online, and individuals who successfully complete rehab face more hurdles – unemployment and homelessness.

7. Doctors are prescribing less but opioid epidemic rages on via ...

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   (The Center Square) – The opioid epidemic continues to rage in the U.S., a newly released report from the American Medical Association shows.. The report says that while doctors have reined in ...

8. Sackler family to pay $6.5 billion for their role in ‘fueling ...

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   Purdue Pharma, the makers and marketers of the highly addictive opioid OxyContin, and the family that owned the company, the Sackler family, have agreed to pay $7.4 billion to individuals, states ...

9. Not Enough Doctors Are Treating Heroin Addiction With A Life ...

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   One way to explain the stubbornness of the epidemic is to look at the availability of the maintenance medication buprenorphine, sold most commonly under the brand name Suboxone. Taking the medication (or methadone), along with counseling, is an opioid addict’s best chance for recovery, public health experts say.